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On Sunday, my grandmothergrandmother (noun)The mother of your mother or father.≈ Synonym: grandma🇺🇿UZ: buvi🇷🇺RU: бабушка showsshow (verb)To let someone see something.≈ Synonym: present🇺🇿UZ: ko‘rsatmoq🇷🇺RU: показывать me an oldold (adj)Made or used a long time ago; not new.🇺🇿UZ: eski🇷🇺RU: старый photophoto (noun)A picture made with a camera.≈ Synonym: picture🇺🇿UZ: surat🇷🇺RU: фотография albumalbum (noun)A book for keeping photos.≈ Synonym: photo book🇺🇿UZ: albom🇷🇺RU: альбом.
“Look at this picturepicture (noun)A photo or drawing.≈ Synonym: image🇺🇿UZ: rasm, surat🇷🇺RU: снимок, картинка,” she says. “This is your grandfathergrandfather (noun)The father of your mother or father.≈ Synonym: grandpa🇺🇿UZ: bobo🇷🇺RU: дедушка. Do you rememberremember (verb)To keep something in your mind; not forget.≈ Synonym: recall🇺🇿UZ: eslamoq🇷🇺RU: помнить him?” “Yes, I remember him a little,” I say. “He used to give me sweetssweet (noun)Food like candy or cake with a lot of sugar.≈ Synonym: candy🇺🇿UZ: shirinlik🇷🇺RU: сладость when I visitedvisit (verb)To go and see a person or a place.🇺🇿UZ: borib ko‘rmoq, mehmonga bormoq🇷🇺RU: навещать him.”
“And this is me, when I was youngyoung (adj)Not old.≈ Synonym: youthful🇺🇿UZ: yosh🇷🇺RU: молодой,” she says, showing me a black-and-whiteblack-and-white (adj)Having only black, white, and grey colors, like old photos.≈ Synonym: monochrome🇺🇿UZ: oq-qora🇷🇺RU: чёрно-белый photo. “Wow, you look just like my sistersister (noun)A girl or woman with the same parents as you.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: opa, singil🇷🇺RU: сестра! Peoplepeople (noun)Men, women and children.≈ Synonym: persons🇺🇿UZ: odamlar🇷🇺RU: люди oftenoften (adv)Many times.≈ Synonym: frequently🇺🇿UZ: tez-tez, ko‘pincha🇷🇺RU: часто say she looks like you.” My grandmother laughslaugh (verb)To make a happy sound when something is funny.≈ Synonym: giggle🇺🇿UZ: kulmoq🇷🇺RU: смеяться. “Everyoneeveryone (pron)All the people in a group.≈ Synonym: everybody🇺🇿UZ: hamma, barcha🇷🇺RU: все tells her that too!”
Next, she shows me a photo of my parentsparent (noun)Your mother or father.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: ota-ona🇷🇺RU: родитель. “This is your mothermother (noun)Your female parent.≈ Synonym: mum🇺🇿UZ: ona🇷🇺RU: мама and fatherfather (noun)Your male parent.≈ Synonym: dad🇺🇿UZ: ota🇷🇺RU: отец, on their weddingwedding (noun)The event when two people get married.≈ Synonym: marriage ceremony🇺🇿UZ: to'y, nikoh marosimi🇷🇺RU: свадьба dayday (noun)A period of 24 hours.🇺🇿UZ: kun🇷🇺RU: день. I remember them — they were so happyhappy (adj)Feeling good and pleased.≈ Synonym: glad🇺🇿UZ: baxtli, xursand🇷🇺RU: счастливый.”
“Can I keepkeep (verb)To have something and not give it away.≈ Synonym: hold onto🇺🇿UZ: saqlamoq🇷🇺RU: хранить this photo?” I ask her. “I want to show it to my sister.” “Of course,” she says. “Take it and show it to her.”
Then she shows me a photo of my cousinscousin (noun)The child of your aunt or uncle.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: amakivachcha, xolavachcha🇷🇺RU: двоюродный брат/сестра. “Do you remember them? They lived with us for two yearsyear (noun)Twelve months.🇺🇿UZ: yil🇷🇺RU: год.” “Yes, I remember them wellwell (adv)In a good way; very much.≈ Synonym: clearly🇺🇿UZ: yaxshi🇷🇺RU: хорошо. I missmiss (verb)To feel sad because someone is not with you.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: sog'inmoq🇷🇺RU: скучать (по кому-то) them.”
Finallyfinally (adv)At the end; last of all.≈ Synonym: lastly🇺🇿UZ: nihoyat, oxirida🇷🇺RU: наконец, she shows me a photo of our old dogdog (noun)A common animal people keep as a pet.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: it🇷🇺RU: собака. “Do you remember him? He loved us so much.” “I remember him too,” I say. “Thank you for showing all these photos to me, Grandma. I love looking at them with you.”
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| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grandmothernoun | buvi | бабушка | My grandmother is seventy years old. |
| 2 | showverb | ko‘rsatmoq | показывать | Show me your new shoes! |
| 3 | oldadjective | eski | старый | This is a very old house. |
| 4 | photonoun | surat | фотография | I have a photo of my class on my wall. |
| 5 | albumnoun | albom | альбом | We have a big family photo album. |
| 6 | picturenoun | rasm, surat | снимок, картинка | Look at this picture of Samarkand. |
| 7 | grandfathernoun | bobo | дедушка | My grandfather loves gardening. |
| 8 | rememberverb | eslamoq | помнить | I remember my first day at school. |
| 9 | sweetnoun | shirinlik | сладость | Don't eat too many sweets! |
| 10 | visitverb | borib ko‘rmoq, mehmonga bormoq | навещать | We visited the museum yesterday. |
| 11 | youngadjective | yosh | молодой | My parents were young in this photo. |
| 12 | black-and-whiteadjective | oq-qora | чёрно-белый | My grandfather has an old black-and-white TV. |
| 13 | sisternoun | opa, singil | сестра | My sister and I share a room. |
| 14 | peoplenoun | odamlar | люди | Old people like quiet places. |
| 15 | oftenadverb | tez-tez, ko‘pincha | часто | We often eat outside in summer. |
| 16 | laughverb | kulmoq | смеяться | The baby laughs a lot. |
| 17 | everyonepronoun | hamma, barcha | все | Everyone loves my mother's cake. |
| 18 | parentnoun | ota-ona | родитель | My parents work in a hospital. |
| 19 | mothernoun | ona | мама | My mother calls me every day. |
| 20 | fathernoun | ota | отец | My father is very tall. |
| 21 | weddingnoun | to'y, nikoh marosimi | свадьба | We are going to a wedding on Saturday. |
| 22 | daynoun | kun | день | Today is a beautiful day. |
| 23 | happyadjective | baxtli, xursand | счастливый | Everyone is happy at a wedding. |
| 24 | keepverb | saqlamoq | хранить | You can keep this book. |
| 25 | cousinnoun | amakivachcha, xolavachcha | двоюродный брат/сестра | I have ten cousins. |
| 26 | yearnoun | yil | год | I am twenty years old. |
| 27 | welladverb | yaxshi | хорошо | I know this city very well. |
| 28 | missverb | sog'inmoq | скучать (по кому-то) | I miss my old school. |
| 29 | finallyadverb | nihoyat, oxirida | наконец | Finally, the holidays are here! |
| 30 | dognoun | it | собака | Our dog sleeps in the garden. |